Bonds

Treasury yields record largest monthly decline since January Weakest-ever reading on wage growth sent 10-year yield to a three-week lowTreasury yields plummet on Friday, finishing at the lowest level since July 8, after the Labor Department said wages and benefits that U.S. employees received rose a record-low 0.2% in the second quarter.

July’s Treasury rally was fueled by market turbulence Fear and flight-to-safety flows were the overarching themes in July’s markets, benefiting the Treasury market, which is the safe haven with the highest yield in this global rate environment.

Treasury yields end higher as Fed is noncommittal on rate hikeTreasury yields finish higher after the Federal Reserve’s policy-making committee slightly upgraded its assessment of the U.S. economy but didn't commit to specific timing for an interest-rate increase.

Bond investors’ sentiment is soaring as China stocks implode The Chinese crash points to the opportunity cost of being underinvested in bondsWhile stock investors are bracing for a bloodbath led by the crash in Chinese stocks, bond investors couldn’t be happier.

Treasury yields post longest losing streak since mid-AprilTreasury yields decline for a fifth trading day on Monday, recording the longest losing streak since April 17, as investors seek safe assets during a global stock selloff led by a sharp decline in Chinese markets.

China and the dollar may be about to collide Critical information ahead of the market’s openChina is plunging and the dollar is getting beat down. A hectic start to the week that includes a Fed meeting and earnings from 150 S&P companies.

Treasury yields record largest 2-week decline in 4 months The yield curve has flattened, as spreads between long-term and short-term yields have tightened.Treasury yields finish lower for a second week, recording the largest two-week decline since March 27, as investors continue buying safe assets like Treasury bonds, reacting to a global commodity slump and wobbly stock markets.

How the commodity crisis has divided bond investors While Treasury investors are rubbing their hands with glee, high-yield bond traders fear the worst. The meltdown in commodity prices has divided bond investors into opposite camps. Treasury investors are rubbing their hands with glee, because falling prices could force the Federal Reserve to delay an interest-rate increase

As gold falters, big-bank stocks are mounting a rally Fed rate hike on horizon seen boosting momentumBig bank stocks have been trailing the S&P 500 index for the past five years but their relatively cheap valuations and the promise of a Federal Reserve interest rate this year is building momentum within the sector.

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